28…Jesus told them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I AM, and that I do nothing on my own authority. Instead, I speak only what the Father has taught me.” By applying the Hebrew Scriptures term “I AM” to himself (Greek: ego eimi “I AM”), Jesus is describing himself using the name God uses in the Book of Exodus to describe himself. But this isn’t the only time Jesus spoke of himself using the “I AM” formula. Consider, for example, Jesus’ own repetition of the term just a few minutes later, in John 8:56-59. In speaking to the Pharisees about Abraham, Jesus made
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